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Originally Posted by boodles
This is such an interesting question. To me, Bloom3's signature quote sums it up:
There is no 100% guarantee that betrayal won't occur. The most skilled judge of character will be fooled at times. It's a matter of gauging, to one's best ability, the return and/or risk on the investment. And then trust or don't - is it worth the risk to you?
Had I had more self-worth, I think I could have weathered betrayal much better than I have. And I could have trusted again more easily and had a richer life. So developing resilience to be able to bounce back is important. How to do that, for me, is the million dollar question.
I think "remaining in a tight bud" is more painful. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I keep trying to convince myself to walk this talk.
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Once again - another very intelligent post...thank you. I never noticed Blooms signature quote until you mentioned it - it does make perfect sense. I think when I was younger, it was so easy to trust, probably too easy and maybe that's why many of us have been hurt, because we put trust in the wrong people.
Now that I've been severely burned several times in different kinds of relationships, I have closed myself off, to protect myself. Everything that everyone said makes perfect sense - it's just a matter of putting it into practice when the opportunities come along.